COPENHAGEN, May 5, 2026 — Danish spare-parts distributor Diesel Motor Nordic has indicated it is prepared to pay a fine of 1 million Danish crowns ($145,000) for its role in an antitrust case involving German […]
Category: Horizonal
Horizontal agreements, cartels.
US DOJ Announces Antitrust Investigations Into U.S. Meatpacking Industry
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched antitrust investigations into meatpacking operations as the Trump administration intensifies scrutiny of concentration and pricing practices in the agricultural sector. Acting Attorney General […]
Czech Authority Drops Case Against Energy Firms Over Alleged Auction Coordination
PRAGUE, April 29, 2026 — The Czech competition authority, Office for the Protection of Competition, has terminated antitrust proceedings against major energy companies CEZ, EP Energy, and Veolia Energie CR, citing insufficient evidence to prove […]
Czech Authority Closes Probe Into Signmaking Association Over No-Poach Clause
PRAGUE, April 30, 2026 — The Czech competition authority, Office for the Protection of Competition, has closed an investigation into a trade association for signmaking suppliers after the group removed a potentially anti-competitive provision from […]
Poland Fines Decora and Bel-Pol Nearly €34 Million for Floor Panel Cartel
WARSAW, May 4, 2026 — Poland’s competition authority, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, has fined flooring manufacturer Decora and distributor Bel-Pol a combined nearly 34 million zloty (€7.8 million) for operating a long-running cartel […]
South Korea Fines Jeju Liquor Wholesalers’ Association for Price Fixing and Market Allocation
SEOUL, May 3, 2026 — South Korea’s Korea Fair Trade Commission has fined the Jeju Liquor Wholesalers’ Association 256 million won ($185,000) for restricting competition among its members through price controls and customer allocation practices. […]
CADE Recommends Sanctions in Landmark Auto Sector Information-Sharing Case
BRASÍLIA, April 29, 2026 — Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense has recommended sanctions against several global automakers in a case involving the alleged exchange of sensitive information affecting competition and innovation in the car […]
Court Halts German Fuel Wholesale Probe
BONN, April 30, 2026 — A German court has temporarily halted an investigation by the Bundeskartellamt into competition conditions in the fuel wholesale market, dealing a setback to the authority’s use of its new market […]
Austrian Court Fines Waste Firm €278,000 Over Long-Running Cartel
VIENNA, April 28, 2026 — Austria’s cartel court has imposed a €278,000 fine on waste management companies Killer GmbH & Co KG and Killer GmbH for participating in a long-running cartel involving price-fixing, market sharing […]
Turkish Authority Opens Probe Into Medical Device Suppliers Over Alleged Price-Fixing
ANKARA, April 28, 2026 — The Turkish Competition Authority has launched an investigation into 29 manufacturers and distributors of orthopedic and neurosurgery medical equipment and four industry associations over suspected price-fixing and supply restrictions. The […]
